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    Alienware M11x R4?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by kubi07, Feb 20, 2013.

  1. kubi07

    kubi07 Newbie

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    Hey guys what's up? I wanna start by saying that I have been looking through these forums for some time now and finally decided to register =]
    After looking through Ejohnson's thread about swapping out his CPU, I got the same idea. But knowing that laptops are very picky about what goes in them, I wanna a few things, and I know this has probably not been done yet so any input is appreciated. Also, I don't even have an M11x, so if any of you are willing to sell or knows anybody that wants to sell, in any condition, working or broken, let me know.
    1. Can I swap out the CPU to an i7-2677m?
    2. Can I swap put the GPU to a 555m? Now I know that the 555m has a differnet ball layout buy I know that there's a version that Lenovo used that has the same 96 cores and is in the same layout as the 540m that would fit.
    3. Can I go all out and even change the Chipset to an Ivy Bridge based one to support Ivy Bridge CPU's and make my own type of an M11x R4?
     
    kubi07, Feb 20, 2013
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  2. Descalzo

    Descalzo Notebook Evangelist

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    1. It's soldered. ejohnson has a project to replace the CPU, but I don't think he reported on it. May not have finished.
    2. It's also soldered. I've never heard of any plans to replace it. There were ways to overclock them.
    3. It seems to me you'd need a whole new motherboard. Which have to be specially formed for each model. The R1 doesn't fit the R
     
    Descalzo, Feb 20, 2013
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  3. kubi07

    kubi07 Newbie

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    Yea I know that they're soldered in, I just wanna know ifyou think that it would support it.
     
    kubi07, Feb 21, 2013
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  4. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    You will probably need the entire motherboard to make the upgrade.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Feb 21, 2013
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  5. kubi07

    kubi07 Newbie

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    Well yea of course. But I'm wondering if it would work though.
     
    kubi07, Feb 21, 2013
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    Bendak Notebook Evangelist

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    It may be possible, in some way, to import the contents of a clevo W110ER into an M11x - however, doing so would likely cost a lot and require a powerful technical genius
     
    Bendak, Feb 21, 2013
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  7. kubi07

    kubi07 Newbie

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    Yea just forget it, it was a bad idea to begin with. Thanks for the input though.
     
    kubi07, Feb 21, 2013
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